ULMER SMITH BIRD, Obituary, 30 Jan 1988, Coke County, TX

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The Observer/Enterprise, 5 Feb 1988, Robert Lee, TX

WEST COKE INSTITUTION: ULMER BIRD DEAD AT 87

Ulmer S. Bird of Sanco was buried on Tuesday near his home of eighty-
seven years, where he was born in 1900 to a pioneering family.  died
last Saturday in West Coke County Nursing Home following a illness of 
about 1 1/2 years.

West Coke County      , Mrs. Bird was probably best known as a 
historian and poet; he wore many hats.  He was a teacher, Methodist
minister, an Army chaplain a    , rancher, and newspaper publisher.
At one time he was owner/publisher of the Robert Lee Observer and also
wrote for the San Angelo Standard-Times and the Abilene Reporter-News.

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